Genesis 28:10-19a Jacob’s Dream at Bethel. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Parable of the weeds among wheat. God’s active presence blows through all people and things. In prayer we can center and listen for that energy as it heals and inspires. However, prayer also slows us down to remind us to not
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Psalm 65:1-13 Thanksgiving for Earth’s Beauty. Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 The Parable of the Sower. The seeds are sown each week, and we have no idea what will take root. The mystery of what will take, and what will grow is not something we can control. The divine mystery will
Continue readingPlease comment on this blog post below to leave a message for Rev. Leigh or e-mail mail@rwuc.org Video text is as follows: Dear friends, I’m speaking to you as Ministry and Personnel Committee chairperson. For those of you who aren’t familiar with what the M&P Committee does, it’s like the
Continue readingGenesis 22:1-14 The command to sacrifice Isaac Matthew 10:40-42 Who do we welcome? The rhythm of practicing Sabbath helps remind us we are part of a wider, longer story started in creation and continuing on from the establishment of the commandments. God’s active engagement in lives of the past can
Continue readingEcclesiastes 3: 1-15 Everything has its time. The Medicine Wheel is the circle that influences how Indigenous people view the world. It shows us how life evolves, how the world changes and how we are all connected. The Medicine Wheel explains a human being as involving four parts: the physical,
Continue readingThe rhythm of Sabbath can help grow faith in God’s provision of daily hope. This hope was established in the wilderness, when the Hebrew people were freed from slavery. They were challenged to pack lightly and rest easy once a week. Tools they used to build a Sabbath–habit included prayer
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Genesis 1:1-2:4a Story of creation. If God pauses and sees that it is good, why don’t we? The rhythm of Sabbath is established in the beginning, when after creating all that is, God took a step back, paused and rested and in that moment saw beauty. How will our mindset
Continue readingWe are the church because of being God’s children, following Jesus and the free gift of the Holy Spirit. Paul teaches us that the one Spirit makes the church and moves it. He also notes that we are all gifted in different ways so as to the Church’s mission: to
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1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Cast your cares on God. Be alert. Acts 1:6-14 The ascension of Jesus. The disciples were waiting for the coming of the Spirit. We too are waiting for the coming of physical re-connection. Perhaps for the first time in a very long time, the world could
Continue readingAre you feeling “ready to make a defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you? Are you ready to explain to others why you believe the Holy is alive in each one of us – yes even in times like these? Our
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